Francis the First

Francis the First (1937) is a comedy, fantasy film directed by Christian-Jaque rated 5.7/10.

Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.

Cast

Fernandel

Honorin

Mona Goya

Elsa / Madeleine Ferron

Alice Tissot

Madame Cascaroni / Dame Alfredine

Aimé Simon-Girard

François Ier

Alexandre Rignault

Henri VIII d'Angleterre

Henri Bosc

Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron

Alexandre Mihalesco

Cagliostro

René Génin

Cascaroni / L'aubergiste

Henri Valbel

Le Padre

Charles Lemontier

La Palice

Jean Marconi

Lautrec

Paul Delon

Le duc de Montmorency